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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1962
Hissar Sadar
Winner — 1962
NET RAM
SOC
SOC 40.4%INC 37.5%4 others 22.1%
Votes
18,432
40.4% share
Winning margin
1,317
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.0%
of 75,969
A closely fought contest. NET RAM won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NET RAM | SOC | 18,432 | 40.4% |
| 2 | RANJIT SINGH | INC | 17,115 | 37.5% |
| 3 | INDER RAJ SINGH | Left | 4,198 | 9.2% |
| 4 | TEK CHAND | IND | 2,496 | 5.5% |
| 5 | GOPAL | IND | 2,044 | 4.5% |
| 6 | KHUBI RAM | IND | 1,326 | 2.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (116th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.5% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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116th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOC 40.4%INC 37.5%CPI 9.2%IND 5.5%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
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